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Porter Medical Center

Critical access hospital network and clinics

Vice President Cloud & Infrastructure Modernization

Full-Time
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
South Burlington, VT, USA
In Person
IT Operations

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field is required.
  • A minimum of ten years of progressive technology leadership is required, including at least five years leading infrastructure, cloud, or network organizations at scale.
Responsibilities
  • Modernize the Health System from a legacy, capital-intensive, on-premises operating model to resilient, consumption-based infrastructure that can be recovered in hours rather than weeks.
  • Own the physical and virtual foundation supporting clinical and business applications, including compute, storage, network, connectivity, communications, identity, endpoint, and the Microsoft enterprise estate.
  • Consolidate a fragmented seven-data-center footprint.
  • Establish a cloud-first landing zone.
  • Rebuild recovery capability against revenue exposure measured in millions of dollars per day.
  • Deliver reliable connectivity across a geographically dispersed, rural-serving network.
  • Reduce infrastructure retired, recovery time, unit cost, and downtime, as measures of modernization and reliability.
Desired Qualifications
  • A master's degree in a technical or business discipline is preferred.

About the company

Porter Medical Center provides acute hospital care and a large skilled nursing facility in rural Vermont. It operates a 25-bed acute care unit and a 105-bed Helen Porter Rehabilitation & Nursing with memory care and rehab units, plus a network of primary and specialty clinics in Middlebury, Vergennes, and Brandon. The center combines hospital-level care with rehabilitation, memory care, and outpatient services to serve regional needs. Its goal is to deliver continuous, accessible health care by coordinating hospital, long-term care, rehabilitation, and primary care across the region.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Middlebury, Vermont

Founded

1925

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What believers are saying

  • FY2026 hiring stayed active with 62 postings, suggesting continued operational demand.
  • Nurse staffing data show 64.8% RN nursing-hour share, supporting clinical quality.
  • Free virtual Quit Smoking programming broadens community reach and preventive-care engagement.

What critics are saying

  • FY2026 missed budget by $10.1 million, exposing persistent operating discipline problems.
  • 340B erosion and lost operating-room volumes pressured revenue; FY2027 bridge depends on recovery.
  • Leadership turnover in 2025-2026, including interim and new executives, signals instability.

What makes Porter Medical Center unique

  • UVM Health Network affiliation gives Porter statewide referral and specialty access.
  • Middlebury location anchors indispensable 24/7 inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care for Addison County.
  • Shared digital PET/CT with UVM and partners improves oncology access and wait times.

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Benefits

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Company News

Addison Independent
Nov 9th, 2023
Ortmyer settles in as interim leader at Porter

Bob Ortmyer in September was named interim president of Porter Medical Center.

Porter Medical Center
Sep 13th, 2023
Tom Thompson to Step Away as Porter Medical Center President and COO

Tom Thompson to step away as Porter Medical Center President and COO.

Porter Medical Center
Jun 23rd, 2022
Porter Medical Center launches free virtual Quit Smoking program

Porter Medical Center is offering a free virtual Quit Smoking program for individuals who smoke or use tobacco products.

Porter Medical Center
Jan 6th, 2022
Porter Hospital Inc. launched updates to visitor policy and scheduling for COVID testing on Jan 6th 22'.

Porter Medical Center today announced updates to its visitor policy and scheduling for COVID testing.

Porter Medical Center
Dec 15th, 2021
Porter Hospital Inc. hired Louella Richer on Dec 15th 21'.

Louella Richer will join Porter Medical Center this month to lead the transition of services and volunteers.